Volume 18, Issue 2

Ancelin Wilfy, Arun Sakthi Vijayakumar, Kanthimathi Meenal Chidambaram, Vishwa Athithyan Velayutham, Balasubramaniam Vishwanathan, Ponnusankar Sivasankaran

pp. 502–508 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260396 · 2026

Background Type 2 diabetes significantly impacts physical health and psychological well-being in older adults, particularly affecting their quality of life. However, limited evidence exists regarding these outcomes among…

Mohammed S. Alshammari

pp. 509–515 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260421 · 2026

Background Hospital pharmacists have an essential role to play in maintaining continuity of care, medication safety, and medicine chain management, especially under public health challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic further…

Divya Amaravadi, Sri Karan Uddesh Tangula

pp. 516–520 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260248 · 2026

Background The emergence of resistant microorganisms is caused by the irrational prescription of antibiotics. Despite this, Prescription antimicrobial are on the rise in hospitals. Therefore, this study done with an obje…

Ghadeer Bukhari

pp. 521–529 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260050 · 2026

Background The NS5 Nterminal Methyltransferase (MTase) of Dengue Virus Serotype2 (DENV2) catalyzes RNA cap methylation. MTase is indispensable for replication and is an attractive target for antivirals and epitopebased v…

Tharika Chandramohan, Deivaanai Kasi, Anjaly Thomas, Sama Sruthi Reddy, Hunsur Nagendra Vishwas, Dhivya Chellan

pp. 530–536 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260075 · 2026

Background The current study sought to create, translate, and pilot a culturally relevant COPD Awareness Questionnaire (COPD-AQ) to measure awareness of the disease among Indian patients in the Nilgiris district. Materia…

Gangayya Jagadish Wakkundmath, Madiwalayya Shivakantayya Ganachari, Geetanjali Salimath, Shashikala Chanamallappa Wali

pp. 537–543 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260143 · 2026

Background Immunization is an essential tool of public health, but the coverage in the adult population is not optimal in low- and middle-income countries, such as India. The Community Pharmacists (CPs) are very accessib…

S. Vijayakumar, S Monisha, V Vishnuvarthiniv, S Parimalakrishnan., AR Vijayakumar, TS Shamugarajan, S Megavanan, G Nishalini

pp. 544–551 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260224 · 2026

Background Osteoporosis represents a significant public health issue among postmenopausal women, particularly across developing nations where awareness and prevention efforts remain inadequate. The present research sough…

Geetha Chockalingam, Vijayan Venugopal, Chithra Kuppan, Swati Sinha

pp. 552–556 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260036 · 2026

Background Cytotoxic drugs are essential in cancer treatment but pose significant occupational hazards due to their mutagenic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic properties. Nurses are at high risk during drug preparation and…

Rajesh Hadia, Shardul Singh Parihar, Siddharth Patel, Jerin Mariyam Joseph, Sunil Kumar, Hemraj Singh Rajput, Vikas Chandrakar

pp. 557–562 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260034 · 2026

Background Diabetes mellitus and hypertension is a significant public health problem globally and is associated with a range of both short- and long-term consequences. The global diabetes prevalence in 2019 is estimated …

Rajesh Hadia, Kunjal Parmar, Jay Rane, Narayan Saijwani, Pradeep Reddy, Hemraj Singh Rajput, Vikas Raman Chandrakar

pp. 563–568 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260019 · 2026

Background Patients with Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) had large numbers of symptoms which affect their life activities and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Quality of life measures cover a wide range of aspects of …

Vishwa Rajakumar Byakod, Madiwalayya Shivakantayya Ganachari

pp. 569–577 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260041 · 2026

Introduction Quality of Life (QoL) reflects an individual’s perception of physical, psychological, social, and environmental well-being and is an important indicator of overall health and life satisfaction. Purpose: This…

Afaf Salim Alwabli

pp. 578–586 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260055 · 2026

Background The NS5 Methyltransferase (MTase) domain of Dengue Virus Serotype 4 (DENV-4) plays a central role in viral RNA capping, genome replication, and immune evasion. Understanding its structural and functional prope…

Nivetha Jasmine Edwardraj, Hemalatha Kuppan, Santhiya Gopalsamy, Manimegalai Karnan

pp. 595–604 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260044 · 2026

Background The growing incidence of antimicrobial resistance demands the development of new therapeutic agents with improved safety and efficacy. Benzimidazole derivatives are considered promising pharmacophores due to t…

K Joshna, Sandhya M J Nair, S Mathan

pp. 244–250 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260344 · 2026

Thiazolidinediones are a class of five-membered heterocyclic compounds that have gained significant attention in medicinal chemistry due to their diverse therapeutic potential. These compounds, characterized by the prese…

M K Soumya, R. Margret Chandira, Sujith S Nair

pp. 251–259 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260328 · 2026

Drug Related Problems (DRP) represent a significant and often under-recognised challenge in the care of elderly patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU). Epidemiological data reveal a high prevalence of DRP among …

Kannaiyan Suria Prabha, Joshua Albert, Daniel Catherine Grace, Selva Kumar Gokul, Sankar Kalai Kumar, Ganesan Shyam Sundar, Ravichandran Udaya Kumar

pp. 260–266 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260217 · 2026

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory condition that is marked by sustained synovial inflammation, joint destruction, and extra-articular complications. While methotrexate and other conventional …

Kausendra Singh, Anurag Verma

pp. 267–274 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260403 · 2026

Background As the nail plate is not very permeable and has a high density of keratinization, onychomycosis is one of the most common types of mycological nail contamination and is characterized by high recurrence. Despit…

Biswajit Das, Radhakrishnan Narayanaswamy, KR Shruthi, Wilma Delphine Silvia Chickballapur Rayappa, BS Sachin, Arbind Kumar Choudhary

pp. 275–285 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260318 · 2026

Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide, yet routine clinical biomarkers-albuminuria and creatinine-based estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)-often change only afte…

Pawan Banduji Itankar, Gaurav Rajendra Sawarkar, Punam Gaurav Sawarkar, Vaishnavi Banduji Itankar, Kamlesh Surendra Choudhary

pp. 286–292 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260324 · 2026

Ehretia laevis Roxb., a medicinal tree from the Boraginaceae family, has been a cornerstone of traditional medicine across Asia for treating a multitude of ailments, particularly those involving inflammation and tissue d…

S Sindhu, K. Sujatha, S Bhuvana, C. D. Mohanapriya, M. G. Rajanandh

pp. 293–299 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.20260343 · 2026

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) encompasses central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, collectively increasing risks of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Menopause exacerbates susceptibility…